MOXIE
Event Description
: MOXIE (Member Owners eXchange Information & Experience) is a group of member business Owners/Presidents who meet monthly to discuss issues impacting their businesses.
This is exclusive to MEMBERS ONLY Business Owners/Presidents. If you would like to join this group, please contact the Chamber to attend:
Melisa
WHEN /
August 28, 2019 / 8:15am-10:00am
WHERE /
LifeServe Blood Center / 431 E. Locust St., Des Moines
Firestarter Meeting
Firestarters are the spark and energy our chamber needs to ignite growth and prosperity for our members while exploring new businesses to inspire. They are our advocates. They are passionate and authentic. They are the Ambassadors for our membership!
This meeting is for current Firestarters only.
WHEN /
August 29, 2019 / 11:30am-1:00pm
WHERE /
Barattas / 2320 S. Union Street, Des Moines
Pelds Design Services Ribbon Cutting
Pelds Design Services Ribbon Cutting & 50th Anniversary Celebration
Ribbon Cutting and Remarks at 5:30pm
WHEN /
September 5, 2019 / 4:00pm-7:00pm
WHERE /
Pelds / 2323 Dixon Street, Des Moines
SW 9th Open Street Event
Join us on September 9th, 2019, from 12-4 PM for our 6th Annual SW 9th Open Street Festival. It's 4 jam-packed hours of family-friendly fun. We will have a variety of businesses, games, food, music and other entertainment. Join your neighbors and celebrate all of the incredible improvements being made on SW 9th. Admission to the Festival is free.
This year we will have live music from
Haywire-Wally and Kim
, Little Princess Parties, magic acts, free prizes, free games, a climbing wall, superheroes, temporary tattoos and SO much more.
We can't wait to see you there!
WHEN /
September 9, 2019 / 12:00pm-4:00pm
WHERE /
SW 9th Street (between Park and Watrous), Des Moines
September Monthly Luncheon
Speaker- Michelle Book
Topic- Food Insecurity: Causes, Impacts, and Solutions
Food insecurity is not a rural or urban issue – it affects all communities. Join us for a discussion on the impacts of food insecurity within communities, what led us to our current state, some of the biggest challenges facing our neighbors, and the role food banks play in helping to reduce the impacts of food insecurity.
A little about Michelle~
Michelle Book began her role as president and CEO of the Food Bank of Iowa on February 1, 2016. Food Bank of Iowa procures free and reduced cost food to help 175,000 food insecure Iowans across 55 counties in Iowa’s central corridor and southeast corner. Earlier in her career, Michelle worked at MidAmerican Energy, John Deere, and DuPont Pioneer.
WHEN /
September 10, 2019 / 11:15am-1:00pm
WHERE /
Holiday Inn Downtown / 1050 6th Ave., Des Moines
Non-Profit Forum
Event Description
:
The FuseDSM Non-Profit Forum is a group of chamber members representing non-profits and associations who meet monthly for two hours to discuss issues impacting their organization, creating a larger unified impact on members of our community.
**MEMBERS ONLY- please contact the
Chamber
to attend.**
Meetings are held the third Wednesday of every month.
8-8:30 Networking/Breakfast
8:30-10am Programming
WHEN /
September 18, 2019 / 8:00am-10:00am
WHERE /
Orchard Place / 925 Porter Ave., Des Moines
Miller, Zimmerman & Evans PLC Ribbon Cutting
Come help our new members celebrate their special occasion!
4:00 Ribbon Cutting Event
4:15 Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
5:00-7:00 Open House
*GPS currently takes you to the wrong location. They are located on the corner of SW 11th Street and Murphy Street
WHEN /
September 19, 2019 / 4:00pm-7:00pm
WHERE /
Miller, Zimmerman & Evans PLC / 535 SW 11th Street, Suite 100, Des Moines
Business Happy Hour with FuseDSM
Please join us for a business after hours at Prairie Hills Des Moines to mingle with friends, enjoy wine and appetizers while you mingle with our Chamber Members of FuseDSM.
WHEN /
September 24, 2019 / 4pm-6pm
WHERE /
Prairie Hills Des Moines / 5815 SE 27th Street, Des Moines
